The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-04-21

| The Coliseum will be open today and this even
ing for skating. Music by sanborn's band. :
There will be Union Fast Day services this fore
noon at the Methodist church. No preaching.
Two tramps at work on the cellar of the jailers
house ran away on Tuesday. One was captured,
but the other escaped
Miss A. A. Hicks, of this city will canvass for
the authorized life of Henry Ward Beecher, by
Rev. Lyman Abbott.
| Mr.. +. F. Hanson is putting a foundation under
the carriage repository at the corner of Bridge
| and Washington streets.
| Fast Day will be observed here to-day (Thurs
day. by service at the Cong. church at 1870 A.
| NJ. Rev. r. G. Harbutt will deliver an address.
The ice is out of the Penobscot as far up as
| Hampden Corner and is beginning to look weak.
1t is predicted that next week navigation will be
open to Bangor.
| G. W. Haney's store under the Journal office,
has undergone a thorough renovation, including
the papering of the walls and ceiling and now
presents an attractive appearance.
Mr.. Grinnel has opened the spring campaign a t
his horse mart. Having recently spent week in
Boston he returned Monday with twenty-five fine
ones, which he offers for sale exchange. Adj
yertsement next week.
Joseph williamson Jr will be the shortstop of
the Bowdoin college nine this year, and Jos, d.
Pendlcton spare man. Both Belfast boys.
The nine start to-day Il tour in Massachusetts,
playing at Portland en- route.
| Mr. +. IL. Francis, of this city will 20 to Boston
next week, and on his return he will display some
of the finest boots and shoes ever seen Re ST
Francis has the best of goods and sell, as low as
| any. Look for adv. next week.
We print on the third page the annual statement
of the Mutual Life Insurance Company, of New
York, the greatest institution of its kind in the
world. Its assets exceed one hundred and fourteen
million dollars ana it has Il surplus of over five
millions.
"Fath" sends us Il well written article with the
promise of others, but ueglects to send her real
name. This is essential, not necessarily for pub
lication, but guarantee of good faith, without
which no well conducted newspaper uses manu-
script sent it.
CHURCH NOTES. The subject of Mr.. Savagc's
sermon at the Unitarian church next sunday morn
ing will be- 'Fath in Cod. There will be
preaching at the North Church next sunday, morn
ing and evening 1t being the fourth Sunday in
the month the usual envelope collection will be
taken up
The young misses of the Unitarian Society gave
a very successful entertainment in the parlor Of
the Unitarian church last Tuesday evening. Two
plays We're presented-"A Slight Mistake" and
1.-The Greatest Plague in life"-and were capitally
done. Among those taking parts the Misses
Crosby, Harris Savage, Durham, Conant and Bur
kett. Ice cream and cake were served after the
plays.
Capt. James Mckeen has bought the X. u. Stone
house. Cedar street, owned by Capt. Geo. P.
Amcs.
Mrs. jerks, wife of Rev. Mr.. jerks, and Miss n.
Draper, two Canton ladies', while out driving sun
day evening, were thrown to the ground by the
overturning of their carriage Mrs. jerks had one
rib fractured, and the other lady escaped with
, slight bruises. Boston Herald Tuesday.
Mrs. jerks is daughter of the late Cakes An
gier, of this city
MlNsTREI.s. Barlow Bros. Il Frost's minstrel
troupe will give Il performance at the Belfast
Opera House Wednesday, evening the 9TH inst
This company, which has Il silver military band,
includes some of the best talent in the country and
never fails to create lots of fun. Popular prices.
Sale of reserved seats at Poor X Sons next Mon
day. The Brockton Enterprise says of this com
pany ait is seldom our amuscnncnt-loving people
are treated to as good performance as WAS given
at Music Hall last evening by Barlow Bros. Il
Frost's Mnstrels. /; is an excellent company and
1t Is refreshing to have performance wholly de
void of old WORKOUT business and the large audi
ence was not slow in showing their appreciation.
Our boot ant, shoe dealers are out in force this
week. w. 4. Colburn advcrtises goods at re-
markedly low figure, which special bargains he
Will offer for some time. +. a. Shaw also an
, nounces Il new stock of boots and shoes. a new
, style is called "Stone yard shoes Mr.. shaw has
Il good line and is offering great bargains. Miss
A. f. Southworth has just received new stock of
spring and summer millinery. Mrs. J, {. Gates
l also has a full line of the same. j. W. Ferguson
Co. will have an opening of trimmed, hats and
bonnets ON Friday and saturday, April 10Th and
5 Both, which announcement will be pleasing to the
ladies'. Mrs. c. V. Monroe, an experienced mil
liner, and one our ladies will like to do business
D with has located in Belfast at 81 Main street
t She is now i'll Boston buying goods. Farm foi
:. sale by A. III. Mayo, of Monroe. T.. John
I son 4 Co. have full line of ladies fancy goods
and gents wear at the Old stand of H. II. Johnson
f Il Co. ..For silver goods see Calvin IIervey.
WALDO. +. l.. Bryant has leased his farm To Levi
Bryant of Monroe, and has gone to Mass. The
assessors report more stock in town than last year
.....The hocks of sheep are yet small and will bt
, likely to remain so for few years at least.
Winter has fingered SO long i'll the lap of spring
that quite number are short of hay in this
n vicinity. Our supervisor examines teachers any
Saturday forenoon The men short of clothes
in this town as the women are nearly all hooking
rugs getting ready for Il fair this fail.
f WINTERroRr. The Wintcrpou Ferry Co. or
t ganized under their charter on Wednesday last
: and elected the following officers: Col. +. At
2 | wood, Pres; A. 5. Ware, Sec, s. IL. Morgan
Treas. F. ID. Eaton was appointed ferryman on the
| Winterport side and James Curtis reappointed OF
the Bucksport side......Thc following board OF
health has been appointed: DIR, c. +. Atwood j
| Ill. Carleton, Joshua Treat Miss Daisy Abbott.
fine crayon of Pharaoh's Horses is exhibition
. i'll Miss 4. NJ. Halls window "A. a. Nickerson
| of Portland, has been engaged to deliver the Me
| mortal address Mr. and Mrs. John IIol; return
| ed from Lynn, where they have been spending the
winter, on Tuesday boat. Mr.. Horace Chapman
and family, of Rockand, were in town last week
| ....Mrs. Judge Libby, of Augusta, is visiting he,
sister, Mrs. A. NJ. Clement, who is i'll quite fcebl,
health Capt. }. Il. McDermot is very sick.
| MIR. Bidield Plummer, of West Winterport, who
has been very sick from the results of an acciden
| which he received last fall, is slightly improved
. MIR. |. III. Davis left for IIouton Monday
, | He will spend the summer there.
I BROOKS These beautiful spring days are much
| appreciated The Corner will soon be dry and tn,
" lawns bright and green, dirty they appear ii
, | the present time. Tie drifts yet quit,
| deep, however, on the country roads and peopl,
, | travel only what they obliged to. With the
t | advent of warmer weather business vii
: start up again and all hopeful for the
future. james HuNf ford Little Jim" as he usct
: | to be known here in Brooks, buried here las
= | week. He died in Delaware where he mas leei
. | for some years. Mrs. Pcrsis Amcs WAS ais,
5 buried last week. She the mother of Benz
| Ames Esq. of Thorndike. "A very pretty worstct
| shoulder cape knit by Miss Hattie Aborn of KnoN
| and very creditabe to her skill was shown to al
| miring friends at Dow 5 store last week A beauti
| ful corner lambrequin with maHreme and sati,
! finish also much admired by the friends OF
Mrs. Tilton Elliot who is skilful and tasty in i'll
! kinds of fancy work Miss .innabel Paul, VIII,
- is to do the millinery work for Mrs. Dow, has re
, | ceivcd the first instalment of spring goods. !,
| nice line is to be put in during the
: CAsTlNE. On Friday last, while at work in hi:
l. saw mill, Mr.. ID. w Webster ha, the middle ant
third fingers of his left hand nearly severed b,